Upakrantri, Upakrantṛ: 4 definitions

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Upakrantri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Upakrantṛ can be transliterated into English as Upakrantr or Upakrantri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upakrantṛ (उपक्रन्तृ).—A beginner, one who undertakes; प्रक्रन्ता उपक्रन्ता (prakrantā upakrantā) Mahābhārata on P.VII.2.36.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakrantṛ (उपक्रन्तृ).—mfn. (-ntā-ntrī-ntṛ) Beginning, one who begins. E. upa before kram to go, tṛc aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakrantṛ (उपक्रन्तृ):—[=upa-krantṛ] [from upa-kram] mfn. one who undertakes, a beginner, [Vopadeva]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakrantṛ (उपक्रन्तृ):—[upa-krantṛ] (ntā-ntrī-ntṛ) a. Beginning.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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